U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.
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ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up

By Grace Dixon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.

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NJ Gov. Sherrill Signs Trio Of Bills To Protect Immigrants

By Carla Baranauckas

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed on Wednesday three bills intended to limit state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, strengthen privacy protections and require law enforcement officers — including federal agents — to identify themselves during public interactions.

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NJ Panel Grills Judge For Berating Teens, Deportation Threats

By George Woolston

New Jersey's judicial disciplinary body questioned a municipal judge on Wednesday about why he believed it was appropriate to berate children and threaten their families with deportation during truancy hearings.

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TD Bank 'Call Ready' Rule Cut Worker Pay, NJ Suit Claims

By George Woolston

TD Bank failed to pay employees for overtime work they did before and after their shifts, a former customer service call representative alleges in a proposed collective and class action filed in New Jersey federal court.

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LITIGATION

Cognizant Must Face Clorox's $380M Suit Over Login Sharing

By Dorothy Atkins

A California state judge has trimmed Clorox's $380 million lawsuit accusing the cybersecurity company Cognizant of enabling a "catastrophic" 2023 cyberattack by voluntarily handing over Clorox employee passwords after hackers merely asked for them, tossing an intentional misrepresentation claim but keeping the bulk of the suit alive.

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Oak View Exec Tells Jury Of Deal To Hype Ticketmaster

By Stewart Bishop

The CEO of Oak View Group told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday that his company didn't inform other venue owners that it was being paid to "advocate" for them to use Ticketmaster as a vendor for ticketing services, but said he still would recommend the Live Nation subsidiary anyway since it's the best in the business.

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Lawyer's Fear Of 'Thief' Label Delayed Taking Responsibility

By Matthew Santoni

A Chinese-American lawyer's cultural aversion to being branded a "thief" resulted in him waiting years to fully acknowledge wrongdoing after he paid himself $1.2 million in disputed fees from a major case, his attorney told a Pennsylvania disciplinary hearing board on Wednesday.

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Woman Deserves Relief From Tax Prep Fraud, Justices Told

By Kat Lucero

Two taxpayer groups and a tax counsel association urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a woman's appeal over liabilities triggered by a fraudulent preparer, arguing the Third Circuit decision in the case misread the fraud exception in the tax assessment statute.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

3rd Circ. Probes Free Speech Impact Of NJ Telemedicine Law

By Carla Baranauckas

A Third Circuit panel on Wednesday examined whether New Jersey can bar out-of-state doctors from consulting with Garden State patients via phone or video without a state license, pressing both sides on where to draw the line between protected speech and the regulated practice of medicine.

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PEOPLE

Chiesa Shahinian Adds 25-Year Vet Of NJ Governor's Office

By Jake Maher

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC expanded its new government and regulatory law group this week with a partner bringing decades of experience in public service in New Jersey, including over 25 years in the governor's office across five administrations.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

New Orphan Drug Law Provides A Key Fix For Pharma Cos.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted last month restores the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's long-standing interpretation of "same disease or condition," related to orphan drug exclusivity, resolving years of regulatory uncertainty and litigation that have discouraged rare disease research, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

White & Case Staffer Sues Firm Over Nude Photo Ridicule

By Dorothy Atkins

A White & Case LLP staffer sued the law firm in New York state court Wednesday, alleging the firm's purported "hostile work environment" shielded his colleagues after they allegedly shared nude photos of him, which he claims were taken by his supervisor while he was unconscious at a firm-sponsored party.

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Akin Must Explain Client's 'Self-Indulgent' 9th Circ. Appeal

By Lauren Berg

Upholding a foreign arbitration award against a wine importer, the Ninth Circuit on Thursday ordered its attorneys at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to explain why they and their client shouldn't pay their opponent's attorney fees for bringing a "frivolous" and "self-indulgent" appeal.

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Troutman, Former Associate Fight Over Scope Of Bias Trial

By Emily Sawicki

Weeks ahead of an anticipated May trial over discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a former Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP associate, the firm and its onetime employee are sparring over the scope of evidence that may be presented at trial.

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Maduro Judge Hints US Should Reconsider Legal Fee Refusal

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge suggested Thursday that the Trump administration should revisit its refusal to allow former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to access his country's funds to pay for his defense against narco-terrorism and trafficking charges.

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Antitrust Leaders Say Lobbyists Don't Impact Outcomes

By Matthew Perlman

The leaders of the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said Thursday that companies can lobby the agencies all they want, but enforcers will still make merger and conduct decisions based on the facts and the law.

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Bill To Give Admin More Control Over US Attys Advances

By Courtney Bublé

A Republican-led bill that would give the executive branch more authority over the installation of U.S. attorneys was advanced out of a House committee Thursday.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akin Gump

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DiBella Weinheimer

Eisenberg & Baum

Eversheds Sutherland

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K&L Gates

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Loeb & Loeb

Moore Tax Law Group

O'Toole Scrivo

Parker & Sanchez

Pillsbury Winthrop

Quinn Emanuel

Sommers Schwartz

Spencer Fane

Troutman

White & Case

White and Williams

Wigdor LLP

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Civil Liberties Union

American College of Tax Counsel

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

Earthjustice

FGS Global Inc.

George Washington University

Google LLC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Juniper Networks Inc.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

National Organization for Rare Disorders Inc.

Neurelis Inc.

Pacific Legal Foundation

The Clorox Co.

The District of Columbia Bar

Toronto-Dominion Bank

Yale University

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

Maryland Attorney General's Office

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

State of Maryland

State of Michigan

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court

United Nations